Island of Titicaca (Permian of Bolivia)

Where: Bolivia (16.0° S, 69.2° W: paleocoordinates 31.6° S, 47.1° W)

When: Copacabana Formation, Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• Description of abundant fusulinids suggests that it is from the upper part of the Copacabana Formation, where Pseudoschwagerina and Eoparafusulina are common.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, brown, gray, red limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Antonio Raimondi

Primary reference: W. M. Gabb. 1877. Description of a collection of fossils made by Dr. Antonio Raimondi in Peru. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(8):263-336 [L. Bulot/L. Bulot/L. Bulot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 120469: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.11.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea -
Fusulinoidea indet. Möller 1878
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Strophomenata
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Costatumulus villiersi2 d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus papilio n. sp." = Megousia papilio
"Productus papilio n. sp." = Megousia papilio Gabb 1877
 Productida - Productellidae
"Productus" reticulatus n. sp., "Productus boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis
"Productus" reticulatus n. sp. Gabb 1877
"Productus boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis d'Orbigny 1842
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Enteletidae
"Rhynchonella andii" = Enteletes andii
"Rhynchonella andii" = Enteletes andii d'Orbigny 1842
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
"Retepora" flexuosa d'Orbigny 1842